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From Shells to Smartphones: A Brief History of Money Free
Social Studies 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, Adult

From Shells to Smartphones: A Brief History of Money

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Available in: EN SP

This lesson, From Shells to Smartphones: A Brief History of Money, teaches students how money evolved from barter systems and commodity money to paper currency, fiat currency, and modern digital…

Standards: Econ.1.1.5 Econ.2.2.5 TEKS §113.20(b)(11)(C)
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The Science of Sleep: What's Actually Happening While You're Out Free
ScienceSocial-Emotional Learning 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

The Science of Sleep: What's Actually Happening While You're Out

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Available in: EN SP

This lesson, The Science of Sleep: What’s Actually Happening While You’re Out, teaches students how sleep supports brain function, emotional regulation, memory, physical growth, and overall health.

Standards: NHES.8.1.1 NGSS.HS.LS1.3 TEKS §115.22(c)(4)(A)
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The Science of Ice Cream: Why Salt Makes It Cold Free
Science 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

The Science of Ice Cream: Why Salt Makes It Cold

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This lesson, The Science of Ice Cream: Why Salt Makes It Cold, teaches students how freezing point depression changes the physical properties of water and explains why salt can make ice dramatically…

Standards: NGSS MS-PS1-4 NGSS.MS-PS1-4 TEKS §112.18(b)(5)(C)
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How Your Phone Actually Knows Where You Are Free
ScienceTechnology 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

How Your Phone Actually Knows Where You Are

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Available in: EN SP

This lesson, How Your Phone Actually Knows Where You Are, teaches students how smartphones use GPS satellites, radio waves, cell towers, and Wi-Fi networks to determine location with remarkable…

Standards: NGSS MS-PS4-2 ISTE.1.3.b TEKS §126.7(c)(2)(B)
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Wildfires: Why They’re Getting Worse and What It Actually Means Free
ScienceSocial Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Wildfires: Why They’re Getting Worse and What It Actually Means

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Available in: EN

This lesson, Wildfires: Why They’re Getting Worse and What It Actually Means, teaches students how climate change, land management decisions, and human activity are combining to make modern wildfires…

Standards: MS-ESS2-4 MS-ESS3-3 TEKS §112.19(b)(10)(C)
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The Octopus — The Smartest Alien on Earth Free
Science 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

The Octopus — The Smartest Alien on Earth

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This lesson, The Octopus — The Smartest Alien on Earth, teaches students how the octopus’s extraordinary biology challenges traditional ideas about intelligence, nervous systems, and evolution.

Standards: NGSS MS-LS1-3 NGSS MS-LS4-2 TEKS §112.18(b)(11)(A)
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Volcanoes: The Geology of Destruction and Creation Free
Science 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Volcanoes: The Geology of Destruction and Creation

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This lesson, Volcanoes: The Geology of Destruction and Creation, teaches students how volcanoes form, why different volcanoes erupt in different ways, and how volcanic activity connects Earth’s major…

Standards: NGSS.MS.ESS2.1 NGSS MS-ESS2-3 TEKS §112.19(b)(9)(A)
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Artificial Intelligence — What It Actually Is Free
Technology 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Artificial Intelligence — What It Actually Is

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This lesson, Artificial Intelligence — What It Actually Is, teaches students how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models actually work while helping them critically…

Standards: ISTE.9-12.DA.2 HS-PS4-5 TEKS §126.33(c)(4)(A)
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The Hidden Price Tag: Externalities and the Real Cost of Things Free
Social Studies 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, CTE, Adult

The Hidden Price Tag: Externalities and the Real Cost of Things

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Available in: EN SP

This lesson, The Hidden Price Tag: Externalities and the Real Cost of Things, teaches students how market prices often fail to show the full social and environmental costs of everyday goods and…

Standards: HS-ESS3-4 TEKS.113.5.B.15 NCSS.D2.Geo.5.9-12
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World Refugee Day: Borders, Asylum, and International Law Free
English Language ArtsSocial Studies 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, Adult

World Refugee Day: Borders, Asylum, and International Law

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This lesson, World Refugee Day: Borders, Asylum, and International Law, teaches students how international refugee law defines and protects people who are forced to leave their homes because of…

Standards: C3.D2.Civ.14.9-12 NCSS.9.GC.1 TEKS §113.44(d)(16)(B)
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National PTSD Awareness Day: Trauma, the Brain, and Recovery Free
English Language ArtsSocial StudiesSocial-Emotional Learning 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, CTE, Adult

National PTSD Awareness Day: Trauma, the Brain, and Recovery

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This lesson, National PTSD Awareness Day: Trauma, the Brain, and Recovery, teaches students what PTSD is, how trauma affects the brain, and why PTSD should be understood as a neurological condition…

Standards: HOSA-HE.1.1 NGSS.6-8.LS1.3 TEKS §130.202(c)(8)(A)
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Summer Solstice — Why Days Get Longer Free
Science 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Summer Solstice — Why Days Get Longer

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This lesson, Summer Solstice — Why Days Get Longer, teaches students why the Northern Hemisphere experiences its longest day around June 21.

Standards: NGSS 5-ESS1-1 NGSS 5-ESS1-2 TEKS §112.19(b)(11)(B)
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From Bedside to Board: Understanding Nursing Career Pathways Free
Health & PECareer & Technical Education 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, CTE, Adult

From Bedside to Board: Understanding Nursing Career Pathways

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Available in: EN SP

This lesson, From Bedside to Board: Understanding Nursing Career Pathways, teaches students how nursing works as a career ladder with multiple entry points, education levels, responsibilities, and…

Standards: HOSA.CTE.1.1 NCSS.IV.1 TEKS §130.202(c)(1)(A)
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Asteroids: The Rocks That Could End the World Free
Science 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Asteroids: The Rocks That Could End the World

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This lesson, Asteroids: The Rocks That Could End the World, teaches students what asteroids are, where they are found in the solar system, and why some are closely monitored as Near-Earth Objects.

Standards: 5-ESS1-1 NCSS.D2.PO.3.6-8 TEKS §112.19(b)(11)(A)
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The $235 Billion Insect: Why Bees Hold the World Together Free
ScienceEnglish Language ArtsSocial Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

The $235 Billion Insect: Why Bees Hold the World Together

by 3andB
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This lesson, The $235 Billion Insect: Why Bees Hold the World Together, teaches students how bees connect ecosystems, agriculture, food systems, and the global economy.

Standards: NCSS.D2.Eco.10.9-12 NGSS.HS-LS2-7 TEKS.9.10.B
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V-E Day: How World War II Ended in Europe Free
Social Studies 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, Adult

V-E Day: How World War II Ended in Europe

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This lesson, V-E Day: How World War II Ended in Europe, teaches students how World War II ended in Europe and why Victory in Europe Day became such an important historical turning point.

Standards: NCSS.II.1 C3.D2.His.13.9-12 TEKS §113.41(c)(7)(F)
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World Oceans Day: Currents, Climate, and Coastlines Free
Science 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

World Oceans Day: Currents, Climate, and Coastlines

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Available in: EN SP

English This lesson, World Oceans Day: Currents, Climate, and Coastlines, teaches students how oceans shape Earth’s climate, weather, ecosystems, and human life.

Standards: NCSS.III.1 NCSS.VIII.1 TEKS §112.19(b)(10)(B)
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Flag Day: How a Symbol Gets Its Meaning Free
Social Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Flag Day: How a Symbol Gets Its Meaning

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This lesson, Flag Day: How a Symbol Gets Its Meaning, teaches students how the American flag developed as a national symbol and why symbols can hold different meanings for different people.

Standards: NCSS.I.1 NCSS.THEME.II TEKS §113.20(b)(20)(B)
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The Day the News Finally Arrived: Understanding Juneteenth Free
English Language ArtsSocial StudiesSocial-Emotional Learning 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

The Day the News Finally Arrived: Understanding Juneteenth

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This lesson, The Day the News Finally Arrived: Understanding Juneteenth, teaches students why Juneteenth matters and what it reveals about freedom, law, and enforcement in American history.

Standards: NCSS.D2.HIS.9.6-8 C3.D2.His.3.6-8 TEKS §113.20(b)(5)(A)
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Memorial Day — What It Is and What It Isn't Free
Social Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Memorial Day — What It Is and What It Isn't

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This lesson, Memorial Day — What It Is and What It Isn’t, teaches students the history, meaning, and purpose of Memorial Day.

Standards: NCSS.II.1 NCSS.THEME4.1 TEKS §113.20(b)(20)(A)
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Cinco de Mayo: What It Actually Commemorates Free
English Language ArtsSocial Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Cinco de Mayo: What It Actually Commemorates

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This lesson, Cinco de Mayo: What It Actually Commemorates, teaches students the real history behind Cinco de Mayo and clears up the common misconception that it is Mexican Independence Day.

Standards: NCSS.I.2 NCSS.THEME.II TEKS §113.20(b)(15)(A)
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Star Wars Day: The Economics of an Empire Free
Social Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Star Wars Day: The Economics of an Empire

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This lesson, Star Wars Day: The Economics of an Empire, uses the Star Wars universe to help students understand real-world economic concepts such as scarcity, trade routes, monopolies, taxation…

Standards: NCSS.D2.Eco.3.5-8 NCSS.D2.Civ.6.6-8 TEKS §113.20(b)(11)(A)
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